Shastra Panchangam

Vijayawada, Sunday, 21 March 2027

Sunday 21 March 2027

Rahu Kalam4:48 pm – 6:19 pm
Yamagandam12:15 pm – 1:46 pm
Gulikai3:17 pm – 4:48 pm
TithiShukla Chaturdashi until 6:22 pm

Holika Dahan

Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 6:19 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

On this day

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturdashi

until 6:22 pm

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Purva Phalguni

until 10:07 pm

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Shula

until 4:59 pm

Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.

Karana · Gara

until 7:32 am; then Vanija until 6:22 pm; then Vishti until 5:16 am Monday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:22 pm to 5:16 am Monday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

4:48 pm – 6:19 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

12:15 pm – 1:46 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

3:17 pm – 4:48 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Choghadiya

The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:11 am – 7:42 amUdvegavoid
7:42 am – 9:13 amCharneutral
9:13 am – 10:44 amLabhgood
10:44 am – 12:15 pmAmritgood
12:15 pm – 1:46 pmKaalavoid
1:46 pm – 3:17 pmShubhgood
3:17 pm – 4:48 pmRogavoid
4:48 pm – 6:19 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
6:19 pm – 7:48 pmShubhgood
7:48 pm – 9:17 pmAmritgood
9:17 pm – 10:45 pmCharneutral
10:45 pm – 12:14 amRogavoid
12:14 am – 1:43 amKaalavoid
1:43 am – 3:12 amLabhgood
3:12 am – 4:41 amUdvegavoid
4:41 am – 6:10 amShubhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

11:51 am – 12:39 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 5:26 pm, moonset 5:43 am Monday.

Hora

Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:11 am – 7:12 amSun
7:12 am – 8:12 amVenus
8:12 am – 9:13 amMercury
9:13 am – 10:14 amMoon
10:14 am – 11:14 amSaturn
11:14 am – 12:15 pmJupiter
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmMars
1:15 pm – 2:16 pmSun
2:16 pm – 3:17 pmVenus
3:17 pm – 4:17 pmMercury
4:17 pm – 5:18 pmMoon
5:18 pm – 6:19 pmSaturn
6:19 pm – 7:18 pmJupiter
7:18 pm – 8:17 pmMars
8:17 pm – 9:17 pmSun
9:17 pm – 10:16 pmVenus
10:16 pm – 11:15 pmMercury
11:15 pm – 12:14 amMoon
12:14 am – 1:14 amSaturn
1:14 am – 2:13 amJupiter
2:13 am – 3:12 amMars
3:12 am – 4:12 amSun
4:12 am – 5:11 amVenus
5:11 am – 6:10 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:32 am, yoga at 4:59 pm, tithi and karana at 6:22 pm, nakshatra at 10:07 pm, karana at 5:16 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:48 pm in Vijayawada.

Questions

What is the tithi in Vijayawada on 21 March 2027?

Shukla Chaturdashi, until 6:22 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Vijayawada).

When is Rahu Kalam in Vijayawada on 21 March 2027?

4:48 pm to 6:19 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:15 pm to 1:46 pm and Gulikai 3:17 pm to 4:48 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Vijayawada on 21 March 2027?

During daylight: Labh 9:13 am to 10:44 am, Amrit 10:44 am to 12:15 pm, Shubh 1:46 pm to 3:17 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:51 am to 12:39 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Vijayawada on 21 March 2027?

Moonrise is at 5:26 pm.

Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise

How this was computed
Calculated for Vijayawada (16.5062°N, 80.6480°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.